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Coronavirus cases outside China 'could be spark' for bigger fire

Shivani Singh and Stephanie Nebehay

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Beijing | The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) the spread of coronavirus cases which had no history of travel to China could be "the spark that becomes a bigger fire" as people across China trickled back to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.

The death toll from the epidemic rose to 908, all but two in mainland China, on Sunday as 97 more fatalities were recorded - the largest number in a single day since the virus was detected in the city of Wuhan in December.

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